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Da Reality Show
Type:Studio
Artist:Young Dro
Cover:Young Dro Da Reality Show.jpg
Released:September 18, 2015
Recorded:2014–2015
Genre:Hip hop
Length:35:36
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Da Reality Show is the third studio album by the American hip hop recording artist Young Dro.[1] It was released on September 18, 2015, by Grand Hustle Records and Entertainment One Music.[2]

Release and promotion

On March 3, 2015, the song titled "We in da City", was released as the album's first single via digital distribution.[3] The song, produced by Cheeze Beatz, was accompanied by a music video, released on April 26, 2015.[4] "We in da City" was later remixed with a new verse from Dro's Grand Hustle label boss T.I., which was released on July 10, 2015.[5] The single reached number two on the US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.

The album's second single, "Ugh", produced by Zaytoven, was released on August 21, 2015.[6] On August 5, 2015, Dro released a mixtape to promote the album, titled Hellcat, produced entirely by Zaytoven. The music video for "Ugh" was premiered on September 9, 2015.[7]

Critical reception

The album received mixed reviews, with a 7.4 out of 10 from Pitchfork and a 2 out of 5 from HipHopDX.[8] Critics responded positively to the single "Ugh", "a melodic and busy hymnal", and praising its "tight flow and catchy hook".

Alex Dionisio of Examiner.com, gave the album one out of five stars, writing, "In too many parts of Da Reality Show, Young Dro just hoots and hollers like a banshee, dissing his haters, threatening and perpetrating violence, arranging drug packages, taking the initiative to rep his own status and complaining about his sorry chances in life... the most troubling trait of Da Reality Show is its dumbed down gangsterism. Young Dro has some impressive vocal endurance, but what is the point if it is wasted on subject matter and tones that never enrich the listeners?"

Personnel

Credits for Da Reality Show adapted from AllMusic[9]

Notes and References

  1. Daramola . Israel . 2015-08-08 . Young Dro: Da Reality Show Album Review . live . . https://web.archive.org/web/20151023051754/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21080-da-reality-show/ . 2015-10-23 . 2023-04-06.
  2. Web site: Da Reality Show by Young Dro on iTunes . Itunes.apple.com . September 18, 2015 . September 18, 2015.
  3. Web site: We In da City - Single by Young Dro on iTunes . Itunes.apple.com . March 3, 2015 . September 12, 2015.
  4. Web site: Young Dro - We In Da City (Official Music Video) . Rap Dose . April 27, 2015 . September 12, 2015.
  5. Web site: We In Da City (Remix) [feat. T.I.] - Single by Young Dro on iTunes |publisher= |website=Itunes.apple.com |date=July 10, 2015 |accessdate=September 12, 2015].
  6. Web site: Ugh - Single by Young Dro on iTunes . Itunes.apple.com . August 21, 2015 . September 12, 2015.
  7. Web site: Premiere: Watch Young Dro's "Ugh" Music Video . Complex . September 12, 2015.
    - Web site: Charity . Justin . Premiere: Watch Young Dro's "Ugh" Music Video . News.yahoo.com . April 20, 2011 . September 12, 2015.
  8. McKrell . Aaron . 2015-10-06 . Young Dro - Da Reality Show . live . . https://web.archive.org/web/20151010035950/https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.2548/title.young-dro-da-reality-show . 2015-10-10 . 2023-04-06.
  9. Da Reality Show . E1 Music.

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